Colonial Australia, 1788-1840
Author : Francis Keble Crowley
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Francis Keble Crowley
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 48,3 MB
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Simon Ville
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 50,14 MB
Release : 2014-10-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1316194485
Australia's economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and of prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation's economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging, contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia's interaction with the international economy. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, The Cambridge Economic History of Australia is the definitive study of Australia's economic past and present.
Author : Francis Keble Crowley
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 31,22 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Australia
ISBN :
Author : Kenneth Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0199589933
In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging and thematic introduction to modern Australia; examining the main features of its history, geography, and culture and drawing attention to the distinctive features of Australian life and its indigenous population and culture.
Author :
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 41,42 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : 0642107130
The World Upside Down: Australia 1788-1830 draws on the National Library of Australia’s collections to explore some of the many fascinating aspects of life and art in colonial Australia.
Author : Philip McMichael
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521523165
An original interpretation of the development of Australian colonial society and economy.
Author : Samuel Sidney
Publisher :
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 37,4 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Australia
ISBN :
"Samuel Sidney developed an interest in the Australian colony after the emigration of his brother John to New South Wales. Samuel and John established the magazine Sidney's Emigrant Journal, and worked together on two books concerning Australian emigration. The present work is an excellent description of Australia's contemporary state, where Samuel Sidney is clearly influenced by both Caroline Chisholm and Alexander Harris. He argues that the Australian colonies are ideal for working class emigration. Already in the introduction it becomes clear that Sidney is very anti-Wakefield, which makes it an important document in the debate between competing proposals for emigration. Apparently Sidney was very well-informed, he had access to otherwise inaccessible primary sources, and the verbatim transcripts add considerably to the book's value. Sidney's work is a full guide, giving excessive and detailed information on one of the most interesting world-regions."--Abebooks website.
Author : Patricia Clarke
Publisher :
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9781864482232
Women in colonial Australia were usually isolated from family and friends and life was harsh and dangerous. This collection of extracts from colonial women's letters and diaries includes writing from such well-known women as Elizabeth Macarthur as well as lesser-known early settlers.
Author : Alexander Sutherland
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 46,24 MB
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1465544968
Author : Robert Jordan
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
The first 40 years of European theatre in Australia have never until now been the subject of intensive inquiry. The author brings to life the shadowy figures that created the colony's first entertainment. These theatres were actually the initiative of the convicts, and turned into a huge social battleground against authority.